Data Modeling Zone America Program

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Tuesday, October 8th 2013
Early Morning Special Interest Groups (7:15 AM - 8:00 AM)
Title Speaker Audience
Data Standards SIG Ben Hu
VP, Standards, DAMA International
All
Finance SIG Johnny Gay
Moneygram International
All
PowerDesigner SIG TBD All
Business Analysts Role in Data Modeling SIG Norman Daoust
Daoust Associates
All
Morning Workshops (8:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
Title Speaker Audience
Data Modeling Fundamentals Steve Hoberman
Steve Hoberman & Associates, LLC
Fundamental
Intro to Data Vault Model & Methodology Dan Linstedt
Empowered Holdings, LLC
Intermediate
Advanced Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills for Data Modeling Professionals Lou Gieszl
Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office
Intermediate
Automation and Management of Enterprise Data Models Michael M. Gorman
Whitemarsh
Advanced
Keynote (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
To be announced June 15th - guaranteed it will be humongous!    
Lunch (1:00 PM - 2:15 PM)
Afternoon Sessions (2:15 PM - 3:15 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
Harnessing the power of the Data Modeler to improve Quality: May the force be with you! Karen Hiers
Capital One
Fundamental
Steps To Dimensional Modeling Yvonne Balditt
HCSC, Healthcare
Intermediate
Escape from Data Jail – How to Make Your DW More Accessible to the Business Eddie Sayer
Teradata
Intermediate
Data Vault 2.0 and Big Data Dan Linstedt
Empowered Holdings, LLC
Advanced
Afternoon Sessions (3:45 PM - 4:45 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
Data Modelers and Process Modelers: United, the project succeeds, Divided, let’s not go there! Norman Daoust
Daoust Associates
Fundamental
Data Design Approach Utilized within a Hub-n-Spoke Architecture Gene Boomer
OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.
Intermediate
Are you “Ready” for a Data Integrity Effort? Cathy Manke
Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds
Intermediate
You’ve Just Inherited a Data Model: Now What? Karen Lopez
InfoAdvisors
Advanced
Pier 5's Famous Crabby Hour (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
Evening Reception in the Exhibit Hall (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
 
Wednesday, October 9th 2013
Early Morning Special Interest Groups (7:15 AM - 8:00 AM)
Title Speaker Audience
Government SIG Michael M. Gorman
Whitemarsh
All
ER/Studio SIG TBD All
Insurance SIG Shubhra Chakraborty
AXA-Equitable
All
Data Vault and Anchor Modeling SIG Dan Linstedt
Empowered Holdings, LLC
All
Morning Workshops (8:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
Title Speaker Audience
Introduction to Anchor Modeling Lars Rönnbäck
Delicate Design
Fundamental
Data Modeling with the UML Michael Blaha
Modelsoft Consulting Corp
Intermediate
Enterprise Model Patterns: Describing the World David C. Hay
Essential Strategies, Inc.
Intermediate
Advanced Data Modeling: Working with Modern Development Processes and Technologies Karen Lopez
InfoAdvisors
Advanced
Keynote (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
To be announced August 15th - guaranteed it will be someone out of this world!
Lunch (1:00 PM - 2:15 PM)
Afternoon Sessions (2:15 PM - 3:15 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
1 Data Architect for 100 Developers: Solved with a Data Model Review Program Sally Greenwood
TDS Telecom
Fundamental
With the Emergence of Big Data, Where do Relational Technologies Fit? Donna Burbank
CA Technologies
Intermediate
Metadata Management and Data Lineage at a Large Healthcare Organization Bill Hoover
BJC HealthCare
Intermediate
Uncovering the Conceptual Data Model behind an XML Data Set Bruce Bauman
Department of Defense
Advanced
Afternoon Sessions (3:45 PM - 4:45 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
Hi, My name is…..and I love data! Missy Wittmann
American Family Insurance
Fundamental
The Pin-up Data Model Kim Medlin
Wells Fargo
Intermediate
Agile Dimensional Modeling Practical Implementation Prasad Sunkara and Beth Ladd
Illinois State University
Intermediate
Temporal Design: Implementation Realities Michael Schmitz
Database Performance LLC
Advanced
Pier 5's Famous Crabby Hour (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
Casino Night! Betting on Data Modeling! (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
 
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Early Morning Special Interest Groups (7:15 AM - 8:00 AM)
Title Speaker Audience
Certifications for the Data Modeler Pat Cupoli, CCP, CDMP, CBIP All
Communications SIG Anurag Bhatnagar
Hughes Network Systems
All
From Data Modeler to Data Scientist SIG Steve Hoberman
Steve Hoberman & Associates, LLC
All
CA ERwin Data Modeler SIG TBD All
Morning Workshops (8:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
Title Speaker Audience
Facilitation for Data Modelers Artie Mahal
ASM Group Inc.
Fundamental
Business Analysis in Enterprise Data Modeling Anne Marie Smith
Alabama Yankee Systems, LLC
Intermediate
Data Modeling for NoSQL Databases and Big Data Rick van der Lans
R20/Consultancy
Intermediate
Advanced Anchor Modeling Workshop Lars Rönnbäck
Delicate Design
Advanced
Keynote (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
To be announced July 15th – one of the most impressive athletes on the planet!    
Lunch (1:00 PM - 2:15 PM)
Afternoon Sessions (2:15 PM - 3:15 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
Becoming a data driven operation: American Family Insurance Claims Division Nishant Upadhyay
American Family Insurance
Fundamental
Applying Industry Standard Data model concepts to realize Enterprise Data Model for Services & Device Provisioning Anurag Bhatnagar
Hughes Network Systems
Intermediate
We’re gonna keep you in suspense on this slot – Stay tuned!
Data Modeling in Hadoop Ralph Hollinshead
SAS Institute
Advanced
Afternoon Sessions (3:45 PM - 4:45 PM)
Title Speaker Audience
Solving the Communications Maze of Many Meanings Johnny Gay
Moneygram International
Fundamental
Best Practices to Build a Customer Master Data Model Mohammad Assad Shaik
IBM Global Business Services
Intermediate
The Effect of Data Virtualization on Data Modeling Rick van der Lans
R20/Consultancy
Intermediate
Physical Database Design for MPP and Columnar Databases Geoffrey Clark
Lucidata, Inc.
Advanced
Pier 5's Famous Crabby Hour (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)